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connection with the adjoining i UNITED STATES PATENT N'OEEIGE.

AUGUST REINLE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SHOW-CAS E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701,816, dated June 3,1902.

Application filed December 10, 190l. YVSerial No. 85,357. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern: Be it known that LAUG-Usr REINLE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Baltimore,"

in the State of Maryland, have made certain new and useful Improvementsin Show-Cases, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention is an Vimprovement in showcases, and especiallyin thatclass of showcases generally known as the all-glass case, wherein theadjoining-,plates areunited directly; and the inventionconsists incertain novel constructions and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a case embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail cross-sectionson about line 2 2 of Fig. 1.Figs. 3 and 3 are sections somewhat similar to Fig. 1, butsh-owipngdifferent arrangements of packing and different vmeans forsecuring the joint-strip to theftop plate; and Fig. 4 is a' detailsection illustratinga somewhat-differentv construction,as will be morefully described, 1

In carryingfojut /myinvention I-seek to provide between the adjoiningplates 'of a showcase, show-Windomor analogous construction ajoint-strip whichlis resilient transversely and will form acushion-spring between the adjoining plates. .v I also form thisjoint-strip with a wing which overlaps the outer face of the plate, uponthe edge of which the jointstrip lies, so itY can slide along the saidface in the cushioning operations of the jointstrip. At the same timethis wing sliding along the face of the plate or overlappingthe saidface, so it may slide therealong, forms aclean neat joint between thestrip and the glass plate. Means are provided in connection with thejoint-strip for securing it in plates," and I also provide packingjoint-strip and the glass plates, as will be more fully described.

In the construction shownl the case is formed with the Vtop plate A; theend plates B, and the front plate C, said front plate overlapping thefront edges of `theend plates B and lapping at its upper edge beneaththe top plate A, as shown in Figs. l and 2. As shown in Figs. l and 2,the joint-strip D tits between the upper edge of the plate C and theunder devices between the -face of the plate A. joint-strip D is ofspringmetal and is bent to form the base-wingv gD', the uprightpreferably-rounded wing D2 at' the innergedge of the base-wing, the topplate D3, which .extends outwardly from the upper edge ot' theinnerwingD2, and the outer orl face wing'D4, which depends from the outer edgeofthe top plate' D3 and extends downwardly-` past theouter edge of thebase-plate D suiciently to overlap the upper edge ot' the glass plate C,as shown in Fig. 2, so the lsaid face-wing D4 may slide along the outerface of the plate C in the operation of the device, as will beunderstood from Fig. 2. This joint-strip D is thus placed between theadjoining plat'es of the case and forms a yielding or cushioning joint,as will be understood from Fig. 2.V Y I provide means for uniting the joint-strip with the plates A'and C. In the construction shown in Fig-.2I provide depending lugs E, secured at their`upper ends to thejointstrip and provided near their lower ends with theV threaded studs`or screws E, which extend into the 'openingsI in the glass plate C andreceive th'enutsF. I also in said construction provide on the upper sideof the joint-stripD at intervals the upwardlyprojecting sockets F,whi'chextend into openings in the glass plate A and receive the screws F', asshown in Fig.'2. `In this construction it will be noticed Vthe fasteningdevices F and F are in the plane of the jointstrip D and of the glassplate C, so the fastening action is direct, and while this constructionmay be preferred for some reasons it--will be seen, where desired,instead of providing the socket-pieces F directly upon the upper side ofthe joint-strip I may provide an lupwardand inward extension G on thelug,

which depends from the joint-strip, and provide screws G and nuts G2 inconnection with A`such-extension G for securing the top plate,

as shown in Fig. 3.

The top plate D3 is corrugated longitudinally,l providing the grooveatd3 at'its 1upper side, in which may be litted the roundpackfrom Fig.2.

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the plate C, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In the construction shown inFig. 3 I may employ the round form of packing-strip shown in Fig. 2 or aHat packing-strip, as shown at d in Fig. 3, and it will also beunderstood that where desired this form of packing-strip shown at d' inFig. 3 may be employed in the construction shown in Fig. 2 instead ofthe round strip shown in said figure.

It will be understood from the foregoing description that by myinvention I provide between the adjoining plates of the glass case astrip which is resilient transversely, forining a cushioning-spring;also, that my jointstrip is provided with a face wing or plate, whichoverlaps the face of one of the connected plates; also, that saidjoint-strip is provided with a longitudinal corrugation which underliesthe inner face of one of the connected plates, and that devices areprovided in connection with said joint-strip by which it may be securedpositively to the two connected plates.

In Fig. 4 instead of providing socket-pieces f upon the upper edge ofthe joint-strip I provide a bracket J, extending inwardly beneath thetop plate A and supporting a screw A2 to extend into the opening in theplate A' and receive the nut A3, as shown in Fig. 4. I may employ a flatpacking-strip between the jointstrip and the top plate, as shown at K inFig. 4.

In Fig. 3L instead of slotting the upright plate G at g for the screwconnecting with the front light, as shown in Fig. 3, I provide saidplate with a wing underlying and spaced apart from the top light by arubber cushion J, as will be understood from Fig. 3".

Rubber or other bushings K may be fitted around the nuts or threadedsocket-pieces within the openings in the glass.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire toSecure by Letters Patent, is

l. The improvement in show-cases herein described, consisting in thecombination with the adjoining plates, of ajoint-strip extendinglongitudinally between the edge of one plate and the face of the otherplate and formed with the base-wing to rest upon the edge of one plate,the inner wing extending at approximately a right angle from the inneredge of the base-wing, the top wing extending outwardly from the upperedge of the inner wing and corrugated longitudinally, the face-wingextending from the outer edge of the top wing past the outer edge of thebase-plate and overlapping the outer face of the glass plate upon theedge of which the joint-strip is placed, the socket-pieces upon theupper face of the corrugated plate, the screws engaging saidsocket-pieces and thelug extending from the joint-strip along the innerface of the glass plate upon the edge of which the jointstrip is appliedand provided with means for connection with said glass plate,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A show-case provided between the face of one plate and the edge ofthe ab utting plate with an approximately U shape resilientcushioning-spring having one wing resting against the inner face of oneplate and the other wing resting against the edge of the abutting plate,and both wings ,of the spring being arranged between the glass plate,substantially as set forth.

3. Thecombination withthe adjoiningglass plates arranged with the edgeof one plate opposed to the inner face of the other plate, of thejoint-strip having a base-plate resting upon the edge of one of theplates, an opposite plate overlying the base-plate and underlying theother glass plate and the face-wing projecting from the outer edge ofsaid opposite plate past the base-plate and overlapping the outer 'faceof the glass plate upon the edge of which the joint-strip is applied andmeans for securing the joint-strip in connection with the adjoiningglass plates, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination with the adjoiningglass plates, of the joint-stripextending between the same and having a base-wing, an inner uprightwing, a top wing, and an outer wing extending past the outer edge of thebasewing, and overlapping the outer face of the glass plate upon whichthe base-wing is supported, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with the adjoining glass plates,of thetransversely-resilient joint-strip arranged between the same andextending in the direction of length of the joint', and provided at itsouter side with a wing to overlap the outer face of the glass plate, thelug secured to the joint-strip at the inner side of the latter and meansfor securing said lug to the glass plate, substantially as set forth.

6. A joint-strip for show-cases having a base-plate and upright wing atthe inner edge of the base-plate, a top plate extending from the upperedge of the upright wing outwardly over the base-plate, and a face-wingprojecting from the outer edge of the top plate past the free edge ofthe base-plate, substantially as set forth.

AUGUST REINLE.

Witnesses:

SoLoN C. KEMON, PERRY B. TURPIN.

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